Panel Discussions Featuring Area Coaches and Athletes Part of Sport and Society Conference

Area coaches and an athletic director, along with current and former athletes, will take part in panel discussions at the academic conference "A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and Society in America." This national conference will be hosted by St. Norbert College and the Green Bay Packers, May 19-21, 2014, and will focus on women in sports. The panel discussions are open to conference attendees and the media only.

On Wednesday, May 21 from 9 to 10 a.m. at Lambeau Field, a panel will discuss "Women Athletes: How Has the Sports Landscape Changed?"

Lauren Sesselmann, professional soccer player, FC Kansas City, national women's soccer league; attended Notre Dame de la Baie Academy in Green Bay and won a bronze medal playing with the Canadian soccer team at the last Summer Olympics.

Nicole Soulis, played at UW-Green Bay, where she was named 2006 Horizon League Player of the Year. Also played professionally in Europe for five seasons. Currently assistant girls junior varsity basketball coach at Ashwaubenon High School.

Katie Vanden Avond, soccer player at St. Norbert College; All-America honoree by D3soccer.com.

Julie Wojta, currently playing professionally in Europe for Belfius Namur (Belgium) after playing briefly in the WNBA for Minnesota Lynx and San Antonio Stars. Wojta is a former UW-Green Bay basketball player.

Mike Counter, director of media relations at St. Norbert College, will moderate the session.

The conference is the third of its kind put on by St. Norbert and the Packers; the first was held in 2010. This partnership between an NFL team and an institution of higher education brings together academics and business professionals from around the country.

The conference fee of $195 includes access to all keynote speeches and concurrent sessions, the conference dinner, luncheons at Lambeau Field and St. Norbert College, and several coffee breaks daily. Conference attendees will also be provided a guided tour of Lambeau Field, admission to the traveling exhibit "Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women's Baseball" and screenings of sports-related films.